ARTICLE VI MENTORING

Scituate School District

A. The Scituate School Department will provide a I-year mentoring program to support the developing proficiencies for new teachers.

B. Each new hire will be provided a mentor.

I. Mentees will keep a journal of their observations, meetings and feedback during the mentor program. The journal is for the mentee's reflection and will not be collected or reviewed by administration.
2. Each mentee will be provided $250 to be used for conferences/workshops or professional development resources to support the RI Beginning Teacher Standards.
3. Mentors and mentees must meet at least½ hour weekly, before or after school. Meetings should be documented in the mentee's journal. The mentor will not be paid to attend any/all meetings and trainings. All payments are included in the stipend listed in Appendix A, Part IV.
4. Mentees must be relieved of duties, teaching or otherwise, to visit and observe 3 lessons.
5. Mentors will be relieved of duties, teaching or otherwise, without loss of pay to allow them to observe the mentee's teaching. Mentors must observe I lesson each quarter (total of 4 lessons) of the mentee and provide feedback and suggestions.
6. In no event shall mentor teachers have access to or participate in the evaluation of the mentee.


C. A Mentor Program governance committee will meet three times per year to monitor the Mentor Program. Said committee will consist of one teacher from the primary level, one teacher from the secondary level, as well as a principal from the elementary and secondary levels. STA Committee members will receive the professional rate of pay for committee work.

D. Any vacancy for a mentor position must be posted in accordance to Article IX.

E. A tenured Scituate teacher may be a mentor as long as he/she has at least 5 years of teaching experience in Scituate. In addition, a mentor must have a record of positive teaching evaluations and good interpersonal skills.

F. All teachers who are mentors shall be entitled to the stipend set forth in Appendix A, Part
IV. If a mentor is needed for a part-time teacher, the stipend and job requirements shall be proportionate to the part-time teacher's percentage of employment.